Rapid strikes or Wrecking blow?

LotusBladedancer

I am playing a stealthy assassin type character and my usual rotation is...

Stealth - surprise attack - ? - killer blade

After the initial surprise attack, which is better? Rapid strikes or Wrecking blow?

All advice appreciated

Seaber

more surprise attacks

ThePonzzz

At VR14, Wrecking Blow is one of the major contributors to my death in Cyrodiil. It's usually Ambush and Wrecking Blow being more than 20k health.

OhItsReckt

LMFAO. Nice Seaber, I see what you done there.

But rapid strikes, or twin strikes, depending.

Seaber

OhItsReckt wrote: »

LMFAO. Nice Seaber, I see what you done there.

But rapid strikes, or twin strikes, depending.

?

Resipsa131

More surprise attacks, leaves a spot open on your bar for Sap Essence or Evil Hunter and does comparable DPS.

smacx250

I don't know about the other one, but stay away from Wrecking Blow! I see it in my death recap all the time!

LotusBladedancer

Resipsa131 wrote: »

More surprise attacks, leaves a spot open on your bar for Sap Essence or Evil Hunter and does comparable DPS.

Cheers, i'll do that :-)

Kyye

You should replace killers blade with wrecking blow, unless you're magicka of course
Idk if rapid strikes is an execute. Wrecking blow is an execute like killers blade

lolo_01b16_ESO

Kyye wrote: »

You should replace killers blade with wrecking blow, unless you're magicka of course
Idk if rapid strikes is an execute. Wrecking blow is an execute like killers blade

Your mixing skills up. Wrecking blow is not an execute, its the 2 hand skill that has a cast time and stuns. The 2 hand execute is called Reverse Slash and does exact the same damage as Killers Blade but costs more.

Farorin

I use Rapid strikes for when I want to pump an enemy full of damage, it works best on a stationary enemy, CCed enemy, fleeing enemy or enemy holding block the whole time.

Wrecking blow I like to use only from stealth after a surprise attack, or when they are CCed from ambush or something, but during the thick of a battle i find it a lot less useful.

Forestd16b14_ESO

I just wanna say IMO that WB needs to be reworks so to speak.......................................................................................... ok it needs nerfed just a straight up nerf.